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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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Exclusive: Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains
Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the 'Severe' category.
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After Supreme Court's Big Order, Punjab Sees Drop In Farm Fires
Punjab Thursday saw a sharp drop in the number of stubble burning incidents as it recorded 639 farm fires while police and civil administration launched a crackdown against erring farmers to prevent crop residue burning.
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Day After Supreme Court Report, Punjab Reports Over 2,000 Farm Fires
More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning "forthwith".
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How Punjab, Haryana Farmers Are Timing Crop Burning To Avoid Detection
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble at night to evade detection by satellite and local officials working overtime to contain farm fires that have poisoned the air in Delhi NCR, it is learnt.
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Dussehra, Stubble Burning Keep Delhi Air Quality In Poor Category
As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.
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Farm Fire Count Declines Between September 15-October 30 In North Indian States: Data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year.
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Farmers Blame Lack Of Disposal Options As Stubble Burning Continues
Smoke billows out of the fields in India's Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding
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150 Farmers Honoured In Punjab For Not Burning Crop Residue In 5 Years
In Punjab, 150 progressive farmers from across the state were honoured for not setting crop residue on fire for the last five years.
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Stubble Burning Continues In Punjab, 700 Fires Recorded So Far
Farm fires have continued in Punjab despite the state government assuring more crop residue management machines and launching massive awareness programmes against stubble burning
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More Than 67,000 Farm Fire Incidents Recorded In Punjab So Far
Over 67,000 farm fire incidents have been recorded across Punjab this season despite penalties imposed by the authorities and efforts made for management of crop residue.
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No Buyers, Punjab Farmer Sets On Fire Sugarcane Crop Worth Rs 5 Lakh
A farmer in Punjab has set his vast sugarcane field on fire after he could not take the cash crop to a processing mill due to restrictions amid the coronavirus lockdown. The farmer, Jagtar Singh, said he somehow managed to sell a few bundles of sugarcane to small juice-sellers, but they too started disappearing in the last three months after they l...
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Delhi Pollution To Increase After Spike In Crop Burning: Weather Agency
While Delhi continues to grapple with deteriorating air quality, Punjab and Haryana recorded an increase of at least 2,400 farm fires, a major contributor to the air pollution in the national capital, till October 27, according to government data.
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Farmers Can't Give Up Stubble Burning Completely: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said "farmers cannot be expected to give up crop residue burning completely", till the time they are provided viable solutions.
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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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Exclusive: Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains
Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the 'Severe' category.
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After Supreme Court's Big Order, Punjab Sees Drop In Farm Fires
Punjab Thursday saw a sharp drop in the number of stubble burning incidents as it recorded 639 farm fires while police and civil administration launched a crackdown against erring farmers to prevent crop residue burning.
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Day After Supreme Court Report, Punjab Reports Over 2,000 Farm Fires
More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning "forthwith".
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How Punjab, Haryana Farmers Are Timing Crop Burning To Avoid Detection
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble at night to evade detection by satellite and local officials working overtime to contain farm fires that have poisoned the air in Delhi NCR, it is learnt.
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Dussehra, Stubble Burning Keep Delhi Air Quality In Poor Category
As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.
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Farm Fire Count Declines Between September 15-October 30 In North Indian States: Data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year.
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Farmers Blame Lack Of Disposal Options As Stubble Burning Continues
Smoke billows out of the fields in India's Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding
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150 Farmers Honoured In Punjab For Not Burning Crop Residue In 5 Years
In Punjab, 150 progressive farmers from across the state were honoured for not setting crop residue on fire for the last five years.
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Stubble Burning Continues In Punjab, 700 Fires Recorded So Far
Farm fires have continued in Punjab despite the state government assuring more crop residue management machines and launching massive awareness programmes against stubble burning
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More Than 67,000 Farm Fire Incidents Recorded In Punjab So Far
Over 67,000 farm fire incidents have been recorded across Punjab this season despite penalties imposed by the authorities and efforts made for management of crop residue.
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No Buyers, Punjab Farmer Sets On Fire Sugarcane Crop Worth Rs 5 Lakh
A farmer in Punjab has set his vast sugarcane field on fire after he could not take the cash crop to a processing mill due to restrictions amid the coronavirus lockdown. The farmer, Jagtar Singh, said he somehow managed to sell a few bundles of sugarcane to small juice-sellers, but they too started disappearing in the last three months after they l...
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Delhi Pollution To Increase After Spike In Crop Burning: Weather Agency
While Delhi continues to grapple with deteriorating air quality, Punjab and Haryana recorded an increase of at least 2,400 farm fires, a major contributor to the air pollution in the national capital, till October 27, according to government data.
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Farmers Can't Give Up Stubble Burning Completely: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said "farmers cannot be expected to give up crop residue burning completely", till the time they are provided viable solutions.
